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Thank you for purchasing Raritan's Paragon II. The Paragon family is
about breaking away from the traditional, expensive model of server
management—one server, one dedicated monitor, one dedicated
keyboard. Paragon enables one or more workstations to access multiple
servers—even servers of different platforms.
No matter how large or small your setup, no matter how simple or how
complex, Raritan is confident that there is a Paragon system just right for
you.
In This Chapter
Paragon II Overview..................................................................................1
Product Photos..........................................................................................5
Product Features.......................................................................................6
Package Contents .....................................................................................9
Paragon II Overview
The Paragon II is designed to perform heavy-duty
multiple-user-to-many-server keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) matrix
switching without burdening you with big, confusing hydra-headed cables.
Instead, the Paragon II uses standard Category 5 (Cat5) unshielded
twisted-pair (UTP) cabling, like the type that is already installed at many
sites. It can connect users with servers across as much as 1000 feet
(304 m) of such cabling.
A Paragon II system consists of several components:
Main Switching Units serve as Base Units and matrix switches,
securely connecting users to servers.
Note: For documentation purpose, Main Switching Units are
hereafter called Main Units in this manual.
Stacking Units connect to Main Units and enable you to expand
your system in a space-saving manner without sacrificing channels.
Computer-Interface Modules (CIMs) are connected to each server.
User Stations connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the
Main Unit and provide an intuitive On-Screen User Interface (OSUI)
for accessing attached servers.
Different models of user stations are explained below:
Standard User Station (P2-UST) provides basic user station
functions as described above.
Enhanced User Station (P2-EUST) provides the P2-UST features,
plus superior video quality with automatic skew compensation.
Chapter 1
Introduction